On Facebook, People Own and Control Their Information — A couple of weeks ago, we updated our terms of use to clarify a few points for our users. A number of people have raised questions about our changes, so I'd like to address those here. I'll also take the opportunity to explain how we think about people's information.

Facebook's TOS debacle: Be upset for a better reason — There was some Facebook backlash over the long U.S. weekend that has prompted some calls for boycotts over two sentences that were taken out of the company's Terms of Services agreement earlier this month.

Universal mobile phone charger unveiled — The mobile phone industry plans to introduce a universal charger as part of a drive to improve its previously patchy environmental record. — The plan from industry body the GSM Association (GSMA) is just one of a raft of “green” announcements at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

50% of Charges Against Pirate Bay Dropped — What has been shown in court today is that the prosecutor cannot prove that the .torrent files he is using as evidence actually used The Pirate Bay's tracker. Many of the screenshots being used clearly state there is no connection to the tracker.

The Pirate Bay Trial - First Day in Court — The day started this morning at 08:30, with Pirate Bay founders Gottfrid Svartholm Warg (aka Anakata), Peter Sunde Kolmisoppi (aka Brokep) and Fredrik Neij (TiAMO) arriving at the court with the S23K bus. The bus will operate as their press-center in the weeks to come.

Skype strikes deal with Nokia — BARCELONA—Skype is racking up deals with mobile handset makers here at GSMA Mobile World Congress 2009. — On Tuesday, the company, which is owned by eBay, announced a partnership with Nokia, the largest cell phone maker in the world, to put the Skype Internet calling software onto its phones.

Second ‘Google phone’ is unveiled — Science and technology reporter, BBC News, Barcelona — A second phone based on Google's operating system Android has been unveiled by Vodafone at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. — The touchscreen HTC Magic will feature a 3.2 Megapixel camera …

Draconian DRM Revealed In Windows 7 — from the just-who-did-you-think-owns-your- machine dept. … Read on for more details of this user's findings. — Re — Photoshop: That Photoshop stopped functioning after we messed with one of its nag DLLs was not so much a surprise …

Worst. Windows 7. Piece. EVER! — Over on Slashdot is perhaps the worst piece on Windows 7 that I've see so far (I find it hard to believe that this one will be beaten anytime soon ...). … OK, just a few points worth making: — Someone messes about with Photoshop in order to crack it …

Windows Mobile 6.5 Hands On: The New Interface Rocks — I like the new Windows Mobile 6.5 interface, specially the new home screen, which is brilliantly executed. Running on the new HTC Touch Diamond 2, everything looked smoother, cleaner, and matched the iPhone's lick factor.

Oracle Goes on a Recession Buying Spree — While most American corporations pinch pennies, Oracle Corp. is quietly going on a shopping spree. — The software giant completed 10 acquisitions in the past year, ranging from a maker of insurance-policy-writing tools, to a designer of …

Justin.tv Is Redirecting Porn Queries Into Cash — In the down economy, startups are trying everything they can think of to keep a steady flow of revenue coming in. For popular live-streaming video site Justin.tv, it looks like one of these measures is to try to capitalize …

Satellite-hacking boffin sees the unseeable — Lady Di gossip plucked from sky — White-hat hacker Adam Laurie knows better than to think email, video-on-demand, and other content from Sky Broadcasting and other satellite TV providers is a private matter between him and the company.

Microsoft, Red Hat to Offer Joint Technical Support — Microsoft and Red Hat announced this morning that they have recently signed agreements to test and validate their server operating systems running on one another's hypervisors. — This is deeply significant as it means that customers …

Local Advertising Isn't Jumping Online — As the newspaper industry crumbles, online sites figured they'd cash in on local advertising. But “local” doesn't mean much online — For at least a decade, Web startups have spun visions of conquering local ad markets.